Man sentenced for manufacturing and selling synthetic drug

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. (WIAT) — The crackdown on synthetic drugs in Alabama continues. A Birmingham man was sentenced to more than 5 years in prison for manufacturing and distributing the substance known as “spice”. Police say 28 year-old Robert Pressler pleaded guilty in December. He’s charged with using his apartment on Birmingham’s Southside for making the drug, and shipping it through the US Postal Service.